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1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fourth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini Terme, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1974 could participate in this tournament. Saudi Arabia, the 1989 champions, were not able to defend their title as they withdrew from the final round of the AFC qualifying tournament, citing the Blue Diamond Affair. The tournament was originally to be scheduled in Ecuador, but due to the cholera outbreak earlier that year, it was moved to Italy, which hosted the previous year's World Cup. This was the second time a FIFA event was moved from its original hosting country, after the 1986 World Cup was moved from Colombia to Mexico. Cities & Stadiums Qualified Teams :1. replacing Ecuador. Squads For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see '' 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads'' Referees Asia * Omar A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriano (footballer, Born 20 September 1974)
Adriano is the form of the Latin given name ''Hadrianus'' commonly used in the Italian language; the form Adrião can be used in the Portuguese language while the form Adrian is used in the English language. Notable people with the name include: * Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer, music theorist, organist and poet * Adriano Bernareggi, Italian Catholic bishop * Adriano Castellesi, Italian cardinal and writer * Adriano Celentano, Italian entertainer * Adriano Correia de Oliveira, Portuguese singer and composer * Adriano Costa (artist), Adriano Costa (born 1975), Brazilian contemporary artist * Adriano Espaillat, Dominican-American politician * Adriano Vicente da Silva, Adriano da Silva, Brazilian serial killer * Adriano Galliani, Italian entrepreneur * Adriano Garrido, Brazilian beach volleyball player * Adriano Manocchia, American artist * Adriano Olivetti, Italian entrepreneur * Adriano Panatta, Italian tennis player * Adriano Rigoglioso, English footballer * Adriano Sofri, Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being Mexico in 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1986). Teams representing 116 national football associations entered and 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification, qualification began in April 1988. 22 teams qualified from this process, along with the host nation Italy national football team, Italy and defending champions Argentina national football team, Argentina. The tournament was won by Germany national football team, West Germany, for the third time. They 1990 FIFA World Cup Final, beat defending champions Argentina 1–0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, a rematch of 1986 FIFA World Cup Final, the previous final four years earlier. Italy finished third and England national football team, England fourth, after both lost their semi-finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament
The 1991 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was a North American international association football tournament, it determined the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship entrants from the CONCACAF region. The 1991 edition of the competition was held in Trinidad and Tobago, the second consecutive tournament to be held on the twin island nation. First round Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Final round Cuba, Mexico and USA qualified to the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b .... {{DEFAULTSORT:1991 Concacaf U-17 Tournament CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Under International association football competitions hosted by Trinidad and Tobago U-17 Tournament 1991 in Trinidad and Tobago football 1990–91 in Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories mainly in North America, including the Caribbean and Central America, and, for geopolitics, geopolitical reasons, 3 nations from the Guianas Subregion#South America, subregion of South America-Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana (an overseas department and region, overseas region of French Fifth Republic, France). The CONCACAF's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct the FIFA World Cup, World Cup and FIFA Women's World Cup, Women's World Cup qualifying tournaments. The CONCACAF was founded in its current form on 18 September 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico, with the merger of the North American Football Confederation, NAFC and the Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 African U-17 Qualifying For World Cup
The 1991 African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup was a qualifying edition organized by the Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the ''Grand Hotel'' in Khartoum, Sudan. At the FIFA Co ... (CAF) into the age-limit raised FIFA U-17 World Championship. The three winners qualified to the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship. First round The winner advanced to the Second Round. ''Togo advanced after the withdraw of Benin.'' Second round The winners advanced to the Third Round. ''Congo advanced after 5−1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Mauritania advanced after 1−0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Egypt advanced on away goal after 1−1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zambia advanced after 4−0 on aggregate.'' ''Sudan advanced after 2−0 on aggregate.'' ''Guinea advanced after 1−0 on aggreg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederation Africain De Football
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the ''Grand Hotel'' in Khartoum, Sudan. At the FIFA Congress in 1954 held in Bern, Switzerland, it was voted to recognize Africa as a Confederation. Representing the African confederation of FIFA, CAF organizes runs and regulates national team and club continental competitions annually or biennially such as the Africa Cup of Nations and Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which they control the prize money and broadcast rights to. CAF will be allocated 9 spots at the FIFA World Cup starting from 2026 and could have an opportunity of 10 spots with the addition of an intercontinental play-off tournament involving 6 teams to decide the last 2 FIFA World Cup places (46+2). The main headquarters of CAF was first situated within the offices of the Sudanese Football Association in Khartoum until it e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 AFC U-16 Championship
The 1990 AFC U-16 Championship, was the fourth iteration of the AFC U-16 Championship, a tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and held every two years for Asian under-16 teams. United Arab Emirates was the host nation. The tournament was played out in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi. Qualification Qualified teams * (host) * (Group 1 winner) * (Group 2 winner) * (Group 3 winner) * (Group 4 winner) * (Group 5 winner) * (Group 6 winner) * (Group 7 winner) Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B The then-reigning U-16 world champions Saudi Arabia withdrew, citing Blue Diamond Affair. Knockout stage Semifinals Third-place match Final Winners Teams qualified for 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship * * * Sourcesrsssf.com 1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC that managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, British Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC. Executive Committee Members 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Playoffs In June 2025, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed that Qatar and Saudi Arabia will host the Asian qualifying playoffs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The playoffs will feature six teams, comprising the third- and fourth-placed teams from the recent third round of Asian qualifiers. These teams will be divided into two groups of three, with the winners of each group advancing to the intercontinental playoff round. The deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadio Dei Marmi (Carrara)
Stadio dei Marmi ("Stadium of the Marbles") is a multi-use stadium in Carrara, Tuscany, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Carrarese. The stadium holds around 3,520. History left, 100px, Carrarese supporters inside the stadium The stadium was named after the marble quarries that have made Carrara famous worldwide, also thanks to their use by illustrious sculptors such as Michelangelo Buonarroti. Since 2007, the stadium has also been named in honor of four athletes from Carrara who participated in the 1936 Olympics: Libero Marchini, Achille Piccini, Paolo Vannucci, and Bruno Venturini. The official name is therefore ''Stadio Comunale dei Marmi L. Marchini, A. Piccini, P. Vannucci, B. Venturini (olimpionici 1936)'', which can also be abbreviated to ''Stadio dei Quattro Olimpionici Azzurri'' ("Stadium of the Four Sky Blue Olympians"). However, the name ''Stadio dei Marmi'' remains the most commonly used to refer to the venue.Carrares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadio Gianpiero Vitali
Stadio Gianpiero Vitali, quinewsmassacarrara.it also known as Stadio degli Oliveti is a multi-use in , Italy. It is currently used mostly for matches and is the home ground of . The stadium holds 11,500 and was opened in 1960. In 2020 it was named af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadio Armando Picchi
The Stadio Armando Picchi is a multi-purpose stadium in Livorno, Italy. A.S. Livorno Calcio originally used the Villa Chayes Stadium, part of the nearby the Naval Academy, for matches but when the city team was promoted to the Serie A in 1928-29 Divisione Nazionale a new and larger facility was required. History The new stadium was built in 1933 on project by Raffaello Brizzi, with a capacity of 19,234, at ''Ardenza Mare'' district and was named after Edda Mussolini, Edda Ciano Mussolini until 1945. It was built in reinforced concrete, has an area of 30,000 square metre and two rectilinear 90m stands The first match, Livorno vs. ACF Fiorentina, was played on October 8, 1933 when the stadium was incomplete. Its inaugural match, on March 24, 1935, was Italia B vs. Austria B. In the post war period it was used by the Americans from the nearby Camp Darby logistic base who renamed it “Yankee Stadium” for the occasion. The stadium was then designated ''Stadio Comunale di Livorno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadio Artemio Franchi
The Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football stadium in Florence, Italy. It is currently the home of ACF Fiorentina. The old nickname of the stadium was "Comunale". When it was first constructed, it was known as the ''Stadio Giovanni Berta'', after Florentine fascist Giovanni Berta. The stadium was officially opened on 13 September 1931 with a match between Fiorentina and Admira Wien (1–0), though it took until 1932 for the stadium to be completely finished and currently holds 47,282. The architect is Pier Luigi Nervi (known for the Nervi Hall in the Vatican) and it is one of the most relevant examples of 20th-century architecture in the city. It hosted some of the matches of the 1934 World Cup, as well as football preliminaries for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. In 1945, it hosted the Spaghetti Bowl between American service teams. The stadium is built entirely of reinforced concrete with a 70 metre (230 ft) tower that bears the stadium's flagstaff. The tower is call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
